Quarterback Colin Kaepernick got himself banished from the National Football League in 2016 because he took a knee during the national anthem to call attention to police violence against Black people. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s ties to slavery require study and action
Maine’s largest city should acknowledge that it benefited from the labor of enslaved people elsewhere and enact protesters’ demands.
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Posted inNation & World
Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired
Brett Hankison was one of three officers who stormed Taylor’s Louisville home on March 13 during a narcotics investigation with a no-knock warrant looking for a suspect who did not live there and found no drugs inside.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook police welcome discussions on systemic racism
City, school and police officials are hoping for community input on how to identify possible issues with racism in the city.
Posted inNation & World
Crowds mourn Rayshard Brooks at storied Atlanta church
Brooks, 27, was shot twice by a white Atlanta police officer following a struggle in a Wendy’s parking lot on June 12.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools respond to allegations of harassment, racism involving faculty and staff
The district outlines complaint procedures and says it will investigate, after a former student gathered responses from students and alumni.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry
Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, despite widespread public support for changes in response to the killings of Black people.
Posted inSports
Sports digest: NYA hires Matt Williams as its boys’ soccer coach
The Cheverus High graduate played in college for the University of Cincinnati.
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U.S. soldier plotted with a satanic neo-Nazi cult to stage ‘murderous ambush’ on his own unit, feds say
Ethan Melzer allegedly shared details about his unit’s location, movements and security with the Order of Nine Angles, a UK organization described by prosecutors as a “racially motivated violent extremist group.”
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Nearly everyone in U.S. backs criminal justice reform, poll finds
Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike strongly support establishing clear standards for police use of force, requiring officers to wear video cameras and report misconduct by their peers.